Title :
RCS Reduction of Integrated Antenna Arrays and Radomes with Resistive Sheets
Author :
Gustafsson, Mats
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electroscience, Lund Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper, it is shown that tapered resistive sheets at the edges of the array can be used to transform the scattering properties of the antenna or the radome to that of a metallic plate and hence reduce the radar cross section. Numerical examples of a bandpass FSS radome are presented to illustrate the results. The RCS reduction is very good for TE polarization but not as efficient for the TM polarization
Keywords :
antenna arrays; electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave scattering; frequency selective surfaces; radar cross-sections; radomes; RCS reduction; TE polarization; TM polarization; bandpass FSS radome; integrated antenna arrays; metallic plate; radar cross section; radome scattering properties; tapered resistive sheets; Antenna arrays; Frequency selective surfaces; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Physical optics; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1711366
